IBM 50 GB SATA 2.5" SFF Slim-HS High IOPS SSD

These new drives bring solid state high-performance, reliability, and low-power capabilities to BladeCenter and System x storage. This new option 2.1-watt 50 GB SSD drive will be available as a single 2.5-inch NHS drive for BladeCenter, 2.5-inch HS High IOPS for System x, and 2.5-inch Slim-HS High IOPS SSD and 3.5-inch HS High IOPS SSD for both System x and BladeCenter.

ey features and benefits include:

• Low power requirements: Using as little as 2.1 watts of power per drive, the client can help better manage the power envelope of the datacenter.
• Uptime is up to three times that of conventional hard drives without compromising application performance or availability.
• Durability helps withstand challenging environmental conditions.
• These drives are ideal for delivering high-performance Input/Output Operations per Second (IOPS). This allows users to help increase the performance of their I/O subsystems at a cost equal to or less than adding traditional storage systems.
• IBM 50 GB SATA 2.5" NHS SFF High IOPS SSD (43W7706) is supported through internal direct attachment to BladeCenter servers.

Performance

50 GB¹ performance characteristics include:

• Formatted capacity: Up to 50,000 MB
• Drive to host interface that supports 1.5 Gb/s burst rate
• Internal transfer read rate: Up to 80 MB/s
• Internal transfer write rate : Up to 50 MB/s
• Combination 67% Read/33% Write transaction processing rate: up to 2600 IOPS
• This drive is ideal for delivering high-performance IOPS and thereby relieving storage bottlenecks.

Reliability

• The absence of moving parts reduces potential failure points in the blade server.
• SATA compliance enables the drive to connect directly into BladeCenter.
• S.M.A.R.T Technology allows software utilities to alert you of certain impending drive failures so replacements can be made before a problem occurs.
• Rigorous testing through the ServerProven® program instills confidence that your storage subsystem²is compatible and will function reliably.